The Mirror Lied

Half an Hour full Of burning Metaphors Just before Halloween, Kan Gao, the Mastermind behind Freebird Games (To the Moon, A Bird Story, Finding Paradise), Released one of his old Projects, the 10-Year-old "The Mirror Lied" on Steam. Due to the overall Very ironic Shop description we learn that this is a 30-minute Experimental Adventure, which already for its Release in 2008, again for release on GOG and now also on Steam to interesting Discussions and Trying Of Interpretation led; The Artist created this from the World with an extremely telling Video. Leah alone at Home – So We play the Girl Leah, who awakens one Morning and looks around in a big House in well-known To the Moon-and RPG maker art, Interacts with Objects and solves small, quite simple puzzles. Every now and then, the Whole thing is interrupted by mysterious Calls from the second "Protagonist" Birdie, as well as by Emails from a third Person. You are accompanied by the merciless Ticking of a Watch and – if you open the Game clock – by an unpleasant but beautiful Song on which you recognize your Composer. Also known from the later Works are the Piano and the Role of the Bird. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1561541941 However, The Mirror Song awakens very different Emotions like To the Moon: It's the Sinister, Incomprehensible thing that happens here that goes to Heart and leaves you distraught – not those to Tears touching Tones and History of the great Successor. Kill the birdie at all cost – And what it's supposed to be The Story Invites the formation of Theories. But it has no open End to how often it is written. For the End is clear and disturbing, the thing that makes you think is the Content of the Whole, The interpretation and the Understanding. I, too, sat there after Graduation and thought "hum?" Before considering a Theory before Falling Asleep and the next Morning. Only then did I read the Speculations and Analyses that are swirled around the Net, which, by the way, was very Fun. So For me, the Game is about a Girl whose Father-in-law was working on an Antidote to an Epidemic. However, Leah got infected and was monitored by a Team of Researchers as the Disease spread across the World. Leah battles the Thirst for (contaminated) Water, her Immune system against spreading in her Body until eventually Birdie's Reputation Prevails. I was not quite wrong, even if I hadn't discovered the Specific: It's not about a nuclear War (other Theory), but about the Spread of The Avian Influenza virus around the mid-2000s around the World. Whether Leah herself was a scientist supporting the Virus or just a Child (Toy!) remains unclear. Some think Leah is Birdie herself and so kills herself, others think she is Defeating the Virus and forming Antibodies, so that she dies, But birdie (= Bird Flu) also disappears. What else I noticed, on which I could not make a Rhyme: There is a Pedometer in the menu-> does the influence on the End? In addition, the Game ends with the Message "Too late," provided you look at the Home screen without Action for 5 Minutes. Even the Title of the Game is still somewhat incoherent for me. If you want, you can discuss with me in the Comments! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1561542045 Conclusion: Not only the Mirror log The Mirror Song is recommended for those who want to get to know the Early Work before To the Moon, but also for those who have half an Hour to get to see each other afterwards For hours, to break their Heads, which they have just experienced (or write a far Too long review). Besides, you can't go wrong anyway, because the Game is free, but the Time is well spent! A 30-minute RPG maker trip that already reveals the Specifics of the Developer's later Games (Emotions, Details, music), but especially scores with its current Relationship and the History that stimulates reflection and Interpretation. Do you Fancy more Reviews with once more and once fewer archaeological Notes? Then come over and join my curators group The Archaeologist plays ... At. I look forward to Discussions.